Colorblind Injustice: Minority Voting Rights and the Undoing of the Second Reconstruction
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (739 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807847380 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 608 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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A more balanced view of that history, he insists, dictates a reversal of Shaw and a return to the promise of both Reconstructions.. Morgan Kousser criticizes the Court's "postmodern equal protection" and demonstrates that legislative and judicial history still matter for public policy. Offering an original interpretation of the failure of the First Reconstruction (after the Civil War) by comparing it with the relative success of the Second (after World War II), Kousser argues that institu
"An exhaustive study of the history of voting rights" according to A Customer. Shaw v. Reno is at the heart of Colorblind Injustice: Minority Voting Rights and the Undoing of the Second Reconstruction, historian J. Morgan Kousser's closely reasoned critique of the Court's recent rulings on the constitutionality of "majority-minority" congressional districts-districts created for the purpose of ensuring adequate minority representation in the House of RepresentativesC. Carl V. Harris harris@humanitas.ucsb.edu said A powerful reinterpretation of race and politics in America. COLORBLIND INJUSTICE is a magnificent book with mighty themes. Built upon historian J. Morgan Kousser's two decades of work as an expert witness in voting rights cases, enriched by his rigorous state-of-the-art political analysis, and supported by massive and precise documentation, this powerful work will fundamentally alter discussion of race and politics in modern America. Most significa. "Not the best in the field" according to A Customer. There is much to appreciate here, such as the detail of the case studies -- the Memphis case in particular, brings us back to an earlier era in our nation's history. But the broad themes of the book strike me as its greatest weakness. The analogy between Reconstruction in the period just after the Civil War on the one hand, and the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s that Kousser
"Engaging, provocative, and insightful."Michigan Law Review""A thoroughly researched and well-argued book."Law and History Review"A very convincing indictment of the role of the Supreme Court in the battle over equal voting rights."Law and Politics Review"One should not ignore this important history, nor can one ignore Kousser's challenge to our profession."Journal of American History"""Historians, lawyers, legislators, and activists will have to read his work with close and respectful attention."North Carolina Historical Review""Engaging, provocative, and insightful."Michigan Law Review"ÝA¨ thoroughly researched and well-argued book."Law and History Review"ÝA¨ very convincing indictment of the role of the Supreme Court in the battle over equal voting rights."Law and Politics ReviewOne should not ignore this important history, nor can one ignore Kousser's challenge to our profession."Journal of American History"Historians, lawyers, legislators, and activists will have to read his work with close and respectful attention."North Carolina Historical Review"